After a 35-year career in local government, Peterborough City Council’s Deputy Chief Executive, Wendi Ogle-Welbourn, is set to retire in January 2022.
Ms Ogle-Welbourn also holds the role of Cambridgeshire County Council’s and Peterborough Council’s Executive Director for People and Communities.
The announcement is being made now to allow an ‘acting up’ arrangement covering both councils, to be agreed, and to allow a proper handover period.
Ms Ogle-Welbourn’s permanent successor will then be appointed by the Leaders of the new political administrations in both Cambridgeshire and Peterborough councils, as well as their new Chief Executives, who are expected to be in place by the end of the year.
She began her career in Cambridgeshire in 1987 as a residential worker and went onto qualify as a social worker.
After managing all of the council’s Family Support and Adolescent Care Services, she left in 2004 to head up Children’s Commissioning in Bedfordshire, before being appointed Director of Commissioning at Essex County Council.
In 2012, she moved to Peterborough Council and in 2017 she took on the joint role across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough councils as the Executive Director for People and Communities.
Commenting, Ms Ogle-Welbourn said:
“I have worked with the most fantastic people during my 35 years and lived the dream of being able to develop, support and manage services that make a real difference to the lives of others.
Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, Gillian Beasley added:
“Leaders of both councils are united with me in paying tribute to Wendi’s service and considerable achievements.
“She has led her own department in an exemplary way, she has supported me as the Deputy Chief Executive of Peterborough City Council and been instrumental with health colleagues in the development of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System.”
